What Is the Difference Between Hypothesis Testing and Discovery-Based Research

question 12

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between hypothesis testing and discovery-based research?

• A) Hypotheses can be validated or invalidated while discovery-based research relies more on collection and analysis of data without a hypothesis.
• B) Discovery-based science can be validated or invalidated while hypothesis based research relies more on collection and analysis of data.
• C) There is only one type of experimental approach, both terms describe the same approach.
• D) Hypothesis-based research results in believable science while discovery-based research results in unreliable conclusions.

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Definitions:

Garcia and Koelling

Researchers known for their studies on taste aversion, demonstrating that animals associate certain tastes with sickness, leading to aversion of those tastes.

Conditioning Principles

Fundamental concepts in behaviorism that describe how responses to certain stimuli are learned through reinforcement or punishment.

Edict of Nantes

A 1598 decree issued by Henry IV of France, granting substantial rights and tolerance to Huguenots (French Protestants), marking a move toward religious coexistence.

Thirty Years War

A protracted conflict that took place between 1618 and 1648, primarily within the Holy Roman Empire, involving most of the major European powers and marked by widespread destruction and high civilian casualties.